Fill in the blanks.
1Everything was peaceful just before the bomb ............... .
Wrong!
Use the past simple "exploded" because the event happened in the past.
2A good friend will help you when you ............... in trouble.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "are" in a future time clause after "when."
3When it started raining, we all immediately ............... indoors.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "rushed" for the completed action after the rain started.
4She said that she ............... anything.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "didn't remember" after the past reporting verb "said."
5It is time you ............... dieting.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "started" after "It is time" to suggest a present or future action.
6I would rather you ............... tell him about my problems.
Wrong!
Use the past form "didn't" after "would rather" when saying what you want someone else not to do.
7The doctor must come at once, or else the patient ............... .
Wrong!
Use "will die" for the likely future result if the doctor does not come.
8I don't know where he ............... .
Wrong!
Use the present simple "lives" to talk about someone's usual home.
9I ............... really hard when I was young.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "worked" with the finished past time expression "when I was young."
10She said that she ............... the money.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had sent" when reported speech backshifts from "have sent."
11She wished that she ............... dead.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "was" or "were" after "wished" to talk about an unreal present situation.
12My friend, who is going abroad next week, now ............... to find a home for his cats.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "wants" because the sentence describes a current situation.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Everything was peaceful just before the bomb exploded .
- A good friend will help you when you are in trouble.
- When it started raining, we all immediately rushed indoors.
- She said that she didn’t remember anything.
- It is time you started dieting.
- I would rather you didn’t tell him about my problems.
- The doctor must come at once, or else the patient will die .
- I don’t know where he lives .
- I worked really hard when I was young.
- She said that she had sent the money.
- She wished that she was / were dead.
- My friend, who is going abroad next week, now wants to find a home for his cats.
